Danielle Ferguson
Physiotherapist, Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service (QSCIS)
Danielle has worked with the Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service for the past ten years, holding a senior physiotherapy position within the Spinal Injuries Unit. She is passionate about rehabilitation following spinal cord injury and has a particular interest in respiratory management.
In 2025, Danielle commenced in the QuickStart Physiotherapy role, providing expert SCI advice and support to patients and clinicians across Queensland.
Danielle has contributed to rehabilitation research both within and beyond the field of spinal cord injury (SCI). From 2018 to 2022, she served as an Associate Investigator in the Early Active Mobilisation (TEAM) Trial during mechanical ventilation in ICU at Monash University.
She was the Queensland lead for the dissemination phase of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Physiotherapy Management of SCI (2019–2022), delivering workshops at Cairns Hospital, Spinal Life Australia Cairns, and providing inservices and webinars in Brisbane to promote evidence-based rehabilitation in SCI.
Danielle also worked as an intervention therapist for the Spinal Cord Injury Motor Training Trial with the University of Sydney (2021–2025), focusing on the impact of additional therapy on mobility outcomes in SCI rehabilitation.
Research Grants: The Hopkins Centre Clinical Fellowship commencing 2026: Breathe to Rebuild: Enhancing Inspiratory Muscle Training in Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Current Projects
Breathe to Rebuild: Enhancing Inspiratory Muscle Training in Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Published 5th January 2026
